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Announcements

The next meeting of the Midland Park Board of Education is Tuesday, November 20, 2018 in the Midland Park Jr./Sr. High School Media Center, 250 Prospect Street Midland Park NJ at 8:00 pm
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The Board of Education authorizes the use of electronic surveillance monitoring devices in school buildings and on school grounds. Therefore, all school buildings and grounds within this school district may be monitored using such devices in accordance with Board Policy. (MPBOE Policy 7441)

Superintendent's Message

NOVEMBER 2018 MESSAGE FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT

This month is an active one in our district; here’s a look ahead at a few highlights:

Elementary Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held at Godwin & Highland Schools this month.Research indicates that parent/family involvement is a critical factor in student success and our teachers look forward to this annual collaborative opportunity with parents.For more information on making the most of this valuable meeting with your child’s teacher, access this link from the National Education Association (NEA) website:http://www.nea.org/tools/parent-teacher-conferences.html

Because of overwhelming interest in the fall drama this year, MPHS scholar-thespians will present two shows, with the evening being billed as, “A Tribute to The Breakfast Club.” The first production is “Homeschooled.” When the town of Smorgasbord blows their entire budget on a Cheese Festival, they're forced to close the public school system and rely on a group of parents to teach the classes. Realizing that none of them are remotely qualified to teach a full course load, the parents decide to divide and conquer the subjects, resulting in a lecture on eighteenth-century European society delivered by a clown, a drill sergeant baking pies in Home Economics, and a lady who's had way, way too much caffeine zooming through 200 years of US History. The second production is “Detention Tension.” A motley crew of high school students and one disgruntled, but brilliant teacher find themselves thrown together in detention. Teacher and students tussle, but the teacher ultimately turns them into a rag-tag group of underdog Academic Decathlon competitors. This tale is a Breakfast Club-ian story that explores and breaks down stereotypes and reminds us that face-to-face human connection is important for our development regardless of age. Performances are Friday, November 16th (closed caption,) Saturday, November 17th at 7 pm, and Sunday, November 18th at noon in the beautiful Memorial Hall at MPHS. For advanced tickets, please email Jwhelpley@mppanthers.org with the number of tickets desired and specify the performance. Tickets will also be sold during lunch periods in MPHS and at the door. Ticket prices are $10 per adult and $5 for students/children.

The MPHS Marching Band took third place honors at the culminating band competition in Syracuse…congratulations to Mr. Marks, his team, and our amazing student musicians! We’re also entering the playoff season for fall sports, always an exciting time for our scholar-athletes. We wish all our teams the best of luck as they move ahead in a variety of challenging contests. Please be sure to check the district website for playoff game schedules.

Wishing you and your family a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday!

Sincerely,

Dr. Marie Cirasella

Headlines

Midland Park School District recognized for being one of the best communities for Music Education in the nation

The Midland Park School District Calendar for 2018-2019 has been created in a digital format and is currently available to school families and community neighbors via the district website. We are confident that transitioning to a digitized format will improve our ability to update scheduling changes more swiftly and with greater accuracy. Please know that all school and district information previously available in the paper-based calendar is included in the digital calendar. To access the 2018-2019 calendar, simply visit the district webpage and click the "Calendar" tab. Thank you.

We’re pleased to provide this information with regard to
the NJQSAC process. By way of review, NJQSAC stands for New Jersey’s Quality
Single Accountability Continuum and is the NJDOE’s monitoring and evaluation
system for public school districts. QSAC evaluates districts through a single
comprehensive accountability process that consolidates and incorporates the
monitoring requirements of applicable state laws and programs and complements
federally-required improvements. Through QSAC, districts are monitored
according to five components that have been identified as key factors in
effective school districts: Instruction & Program, Operations, Governance,
Fiscal, and Personnel.

NJDOE has streamlined the QSAC process for select districts
and we were pleased note that a state review of our submitted indicators
resulted in a “High Performing District” designation. Subsequently, the
Midland Park School District was eligible to submit an equivalency application
to waive completion of the time-consuming QSAC monitoring. NJ Commissioner
of Education Kimberly Harrington has advised us that the waiver has been
approved and the Midland Park district will maintain its high performing status
for a period of three years. We plan to use the time and resources
provided through this initiative to support continued best practices in the
five QSAC areas.

We wish to acknowledge the amazing contributions of
district staff: administration, instructional, support, and buildings and
grounds personnel, and our Board of Education, students, and school families,
for their valued contributions to this well-deserved designation.

The Midland Park School District’s referendum projects are being tackled in swift order as we seek to maintain a timeline of approximately two years for completion. To keep the community informed, please continue to check here for periodic referendum updates. To access the latest Referendum Update, click on the Work In Progress icon above.

As per the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act (ABR) (P.L., 2010, c122), the Midland Park Public Schools has posted its Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act grades to the school district’s HIB webpage, and to each individual school’s webpage. In order to foster safe and positive learning conditions for students, the school and district grades are part of an integrated process for reinforcing and strengthening a school’s climate and culture through prevention and intervention efforts targeted toward harassment, intimidation and bullying. Please click on the headline above to find the district and school ABR grades.

The Midland Park School District is accepting applications for the 3 & 4 year old general education preschool integrated program housed at Godwin School for the 2018-2019 school year. The integrated preschool program incorporates the education of special education children with that of general education preschoolers, following general education curriculum standards.

To be eligible, a general education child must be three or four years of age on or before October 1, 2018. (Child must be toilet trained). Children will attend either a morning (8:30 to 11:00 A.M) or afternoon (12:20 to 2:50 P.M.) session five half-days a week in accordance with the Midland Park school calendar. Current students will have priority for program registration. Students will be assigned to either the morning or afternoon session at the discretion of the district.Parents will be responsible for transportation. The annual tuition for the program is $3,100.00, either paid in full no later than September 1, 2018 or in two installments with a $25 fee, due September 1 and January 1. All students will be registered at the time of entry requiring birth certificate, copy of immunizations and proof of residency (program is only open to Midland Park residents).

Applications are available on the district website www.mpsnj.org .You may also contact the Director of Special Services, Ann Marie Bruder at (201) 444-7445.

The questions and concerns of the community are important and contact information for trustees of the Midland Park Board of Education are readily available on this website—just click on the Board of Ed. Link on the district homepage to find individual phone numbers and email addresses for all Board of Education trustees.

Midland Park Public Schools

Board of Education Office

c/o Midland Park Jr./Sr. High School

250 Prospect Street

Midland Park,NJ 07432

Phone 201-444-1400 | Fax 201-444-3051

The Midland Park School District as part of a strong, dedicated community, provides its students with a comprehensive, adaptive education aligned to 21st century knowledge and skills needed for success in college and career. The district maximizes all resources to empower students to realize their individual worth and responsibility, with the expectation they achieve the New Jersey state standards at all grade levels.